Berzerk Voice Enhanced at CGE2K2

[Albert]

/events/atariage_cge2k2/BerzerkVE.htmlFans of the original arcade game Berzerk fondly remember the speech featured in the game, with phrases like, "Chicken, Fight Like A Robot!" to taunt the player. Until now, the Atari 2600 port of this great arcade game lacked any speech whatsoever. Mike Mika has created a unique version of Berzerk for the 2600 that features the most voice ever on a 2600 cartridge, with the sayings, "Intruder Alert! Intruder Alert!, "Chicken, Fight Like A Robot", and "Humanoid Must Not Escape." Mike has also restored the original Arcade color scheme and reworked the artwork to more closely match the arcade original. This is a must have for any Berzerk fan and will be available at the AtariAge booth at CGE this upcoming weekend. Click here for a larger picture of the cartridge and manual.

[ATARIPITBULL]

Albert, why dont you just stick a stake through my hart and get it over with? If you announce any more new great looking games coming out, that I won't be getting, then you might as well have the Pitbull put down for good.

 

[AtariKari]

Man, that is sweet! It will be available after CGE, yes?

[MattyXB]

I hope, that this will sold after the show too.

Then I can own all speech features games.

Open Sesam, Quadrun (Best Electronics) und this new one.

[NE146]

ok.. I'm usually indifferent to most of the CGE releases I've seen.. but this sounds friggin SWEET!!

 

I might actually WANT one of these puppies.

[DEBRO]

How much is it going to cost? I've got to budget before going

[Marco(2)]

I wonder what the voices sound like though. If they're Quadrun / Sesame quality, then we're not missing much here. :wink:

 

Just kidding, sounds (sic!) like a very nice piece of work! I'm sure though people who cannot go to CGE will be able to live without them. Just think of it this way: the hunt for any of these CGE-exclusives will be just as fun as the couple of times you'll pop any of the games in your 2600 when you finally acquired it.

 

Cheers,

 

Marco

[ubersaurus]

My jaw drops to so many levels hearing this.

[Albert]

I wonder what the voices sound like though. If they're Quadrun / Sesame quality, then we're not missing much here.  :wink:

 

The voice sounds remarkable, considering it's coming from a 2600. I was shocked when I first heard it and anyone who hears it is going to want one. It's the sound straight from the arcade game.

 

The price will be $20. I imagine they will also be available after the show, although I cannot vouch for whether the manual and/or label will be the same. I will ask Mike.

 

..Al

[moycon]

I just bought Mr Roboto, now it looks like I'll be getting yet another version of Berzerk... If its available afterwards.

 

Can the robots fire diagonally?

[SS]

$20! Aaack! If only I lived a bit closer to the west coast; I just can't afford the airfair this year. I'm totally crossing my fingers that it's availible after the show. (I'd love to get my hands on a copy of "Cracked", too. Maybe they'll both be offered at next year's PhillyClassic?!?)

[feo]

I WANT ONE!!!

 

But can't go to Vegas... so who do I brive do that I can get one?

[Lemmi]

Will Hozer be able to get their hands on something like this in the future???

 

As it is a hack of the original

 

I dont know anything about how hozer works really or even how they get the games they do

 

 

Im showing my incompetence now

[Jeffy Arensmeyer]

 

Gotta have! Gotta have!

 

Albert, Mike, whoever. IM me if you can grab me a copy and I'll set up payment. I don't have PayPal or any of that stuff, but I'm good for a postal money order any day.

 

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[Tempest]

This has to be one of the coolest surprises ever! I know I've got to have one.

 

BTW what does the voice from Open Seasme say? I've never tried the game.

 

Tempest

[MattyXB]

This has to be one of the coolest surprises ever!  I know I've got to have one.

 

BTW what does the voice from Open Seasme say?  I've never tried the game.

 

Tempest

 

I think it say only something like OPEN SESAM at the beginning when you turn on the console. At the titlescreen with the crown (?). But only 1 time.

 

But you can't understand it good. Like Quadrun Quadrun Quadrun.

 

It sound like Ohho Ummo.

[MikeMika]

Wow! I didn't expect this much response so soon! Thanks for all the kind words. I'll try to answer some questions here while I take a 5 minute break from work.

 

I had not anticipated continuing production of the game beyond CGE. That said, if the response remains high, I'd gladly keep it alive and available.

 

This is a hack, so it is still the great 2600 Berzerk game, just with voice and some very minor changes to art here and there to bring it closer to the arcade version. The huge credit still belongs to the crew who pulled off the original version for Atari.

 

Unfortunately, there is still no diagonal shooting. I got pretty far with the code on getting this to work, but I had too many kernal problems and the clock was ticking for CGE. For the record, I got pretty close. Maybe, if I pick it up some time later, I'll give it another go for a BIN release.

 

And again, it is great seeing positive response. I'd like to do more things like this, and since people seem interested in it, it is very encouraging.

 

See you guys at the show!

 

Mike

[Jeffy Arensmeyer]

 

...This has to be one of the coolest surprises ever!  I know I've got to have one. ...

 

Absolutely!  Please, someone help!  

 

...BTW what does the voice from Open Seasme say?  I've never tried the game...

 

Uh... "Open sesame".

 

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[Lemmi]

AHHH hahahaha that is soo funny nice Gif of albert

[StanJr]

HOLY POOP! Heck yeah there is a demand outside of CGE, A BIG ONE!!! $20 for this thing is a steal too, this isn't just any old hack. This is a vast improvement on the level of something like Snider-man's Venture II. This this is an entirely separate entity!!! I so totally have got to have one.

 

PLEASE, I beg of thee, continue production beyond CGE. I do think I MUST have this game!!!

 

YOWZERS!!!!!

[Paul Slocum]

What a cool hack! Were you able to get the voice to work without blanking the screen? How did you convert the samples to the right sample rate?

 

-Paul

[+-^CrossBow^-]

This just became my #1 reason to attend CGE this year...

I cannot wait to see this in action...Now I just hope there are enough copies at the show for me to pick one up...

 

[King Atari]

AHHHH!!!! If there was one reason for me to go to CGE, this is it. Me and my brother used to play Berzerk for hours, this is too sweet! If I can't gets me a cart, I gots ta gets me a ROM (or head to Hozer).

 

Open Sesame's dialoge is pretty unrecognizable.

[Lost Monkey]

Wow!

 

Wow!

 

When I saw the heading, I just ASSUMED this topic was about something else... I didn't see this coming in a million years, what an awesome surprise!

 

Okay.... I have a question...

 

Does the voice occur during gameplay?

[+Atari_Warlord]

Wow! This annoucement has me more excited than all the other releases. I loved to be insulted by the arcade game and this is beyond anything I expected from the 2600. Thanks.